Hiboux: One of my four rescued friends
"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other.
If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear.  What one fears one destroys."
--Chief Dan George (1899 - 1981)
The avatar I use is a photo of a kitten who adopted me last fall. She came to my door one night, hungry and cold and in need of shelter. I had already adopted a rescued dog and 2 fostered cats (I have a friend who works in animal rescue), but another friend told me that being chosen by a cat was a special thing, so, here she is in her new home. I called her Hiboux (French for owl for those who don't already know), since she reminded me of a snowy owl tapping on my door.
Sorry I need a new digital camera. The one used for this photo was one of the first ones ever made that utilizes a floppy disc. I am attached to it, but thought it was more important to show off my kitty here since this is merely my "home" page and not a display of my digital art. I'll update it as soon as I can.
I live in the US Midwest, have a degree in landscape design, compete nationally (only in the US so far) in dancesport, and choreographed contemporary dance for over a decade. I've been writing since childhood--mainly for my own amusement. A few of my poems have been published in obscure places and I used to write many interviews which were published online for years. None of my novels have met the public eye yet and that's OK because for me "the joy is in the journey." ÂÂ
I'm hooked on creating digital art. I stumbled upon it when I worked online for 11 years as a content editor and became intrigued watching the medium grow. 3D art feels like a good niche for me combining movement, landscape, my love of nature, history, art, technology, myth and storytelling . . .  I love to experiment with software and hope to continue to grow as an artist. I'm in awe of many of the beautiful works shared on this site. I've also begun a blog here called "A Novelist's Adventures in Digital Art" where I list useful sites and tools I find along the way:
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I consider myself a beginner at digital art. We all have to start somewhere. I try to encourage other creatives on all skill levels as often as I have time. I learn a lot from the artists I favorite here and even from private emails with tips if you feel so inclined. I dont allow ratings in my gallery anymore, because I don't believe in "grading" art--it doesn't fit into my personal philosophy. That said, I do often admire many of the talented professional artists and am happy when they are showcased on the art charts here and feel the rating system--though it has flaws--is important to honor excellence.  I do appreciate any comments and appreciate constructive criticism and suggestions.
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"Every artist was first an amateur."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
 Thank you for visiting my gallery!
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Comments (22)
kimariehere
wonderful and charming luv it!
Pewter7
Wonderful historic artwork, truly top-notch creativity and uplifting image :)
ledwolorz
Beautiful and AMAZING artwork.
e-brink
Very nice posing once again, all round! I love the cat's curiosity (hope it doesn't get killed). A beautifully uplifting scene where the general layout and composition is very good indeed - and a lovely fresh style makes it something quite special!
stevey3d
Wonderful image! Superb pose and composition! 5++
RBlue
Coldest? Al Gore would disagree. He would say it wasn't as hot as it will be. So much for global warming... Maybe its just Global Climate change... Yeah right, like the weather has never changed before... A good turn of the century style scene. What is the man collecting? At first sight it looked like potatoes. You know, the Idaho Winter variety...
novelist
He's collecting pine cones. I guess there should be more detail in those or they should be closer to the viewer. On another glance, I thought good thing the animals are facing the other direction. : ) I tried to upload the larger version, but when I compressed the file, it looked even worse, so, I resized it. If anyone has any tips on working with large graphic files, let me know. Thanks for commenting and for all suggestions.
Janiss
Fabulous details.... an amazing work.. bravo!
amlondono
A fantastic scene, beautiful creation my friend ! Ana
Kelena
wonderful scene:)
zoren
a nice scene, interesting composition..
Cimaira
excellent scene and great composition and posing
MariaAJMD
Excellent winter scene, it's been an awful winter. I'm so looking forward to spring, that's if it ever comes. I hope he collects enough coal to keep his family warm. Nice work. HUGS maria
ragouc
Good composition and render.
cmcc
nice deatail. good work.
larparmit
outstanding work!
drcebolleta
Beautiful image!!! great work!!!
ldynghtwng
Great scene!!!
Heathcroft
Very imaginative concept and well executed!
DukeNukem2005
This is a very beautiful and very interesting image!
Platin
You've made a very good job here and the characters are wonderful work too. Very creative!!!
twistedpixel
Very well done.